Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. - E.L. Doctorow

Laverne Shank

LaVerne Shank, a.k.a. Vern, grew up around Philadelphia, PA with an early start in the music & film industries through band, chorus and stage. While in high school, Vern was cast for a small part as an extra in the movie "Witness" starring Harrison Ford. This unique experience made Vern catch the "bug" to go to "Hollywood".

Upon graduation, Vern moved to Los Angeles, CA and attended some courses at Musicians Institute. As an avid music lover, he also performed in a few local bands and DJ’d on a nearby college radio station. During his tenure at the school, Vern enrolled in some film classes and tried his hand at writing a few scripts.

Throughout the years ahead, he would continue his entertainment related ventures. Some of these endeavours would include managing record stores, DJing, music and video work, executive producing, music label and artist management, song writing, recording artist, an on-air personality, show host and ownership of radio stations as well as other various productions.

Now residing in L.A. with a second residence in Florida, he has kicked in to high gear with a series of scripts and full length motion picture screenplays offering his creative and diverse talent on film, video and music projects from coast to coast.

Screenplays

Transference (Writer)

Bullet Time (Writer)

Hangin’ In There ~ The Harold Lloyd Story (Collaborator)

Transcendental Cabinessence ~ The History of Surf Music (Writer/Producer)